Father of deceased teen seeks justice
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:03.06.2019
“I will never be the same. He was my pride. I cannot believe he is gone,” said KR Ravi as he left the morgue at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Omandurar Estate where the body of his 19-yearold son was kept.
Ravi’s son, R Shanthakumar, died in an accident on Sunday. According to police, an MTC bus was involved in the accident. “We have to check the CCTV camera footage to find out who is at fault, the MTC bus driver or the biker,“ said a senior police officer.
Ravi blamed the police for not catching the bus driver. “My son was being blamed for bike racing, but that’s untrue. He goes to the Marina Beach every Sunday morning to play cricket with his friends. He did the same thing today. Police needs to probe further,” he alleged.
Shanthakumar was the second of three sons of Ravi, a conservancy worker with the Greater Chennai Corporation and Kondamma, a domestic worker. The family lives in Thattankulam, Choolai. Shanthakumar was studying B.Com at Sir Theagaraya College in Old Washermenpet, and wanted to become a chartered accountant. He had scored 72% in his first year and was quite popular in his group. “He was also very good at sports. He used to love cricket and football, if not a CA, he wanted to become a cricketer,” said his mother Kondamma, holding back her tears.
“But we need justice. The bus driver involved must be detained. The police did not even bother stopping him and he fled. If the police don’t help us, I will go to court,” said Ravi.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:03.06.2019
“I will never be the same. He was my pride. I cannot believe he is gone,” said KR Ravi as he left the morgue at the Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital in Omandurar Estate where the body of his 19-yearold son was kept.
Ravi’s son, R Shanthakumar, died in an accident on Sunday. According to police, an MTC bus was involved in the accident. “We have to check the CCTV camera footage to find out who is at fault, the MTC bus driver or the biker,“ said a senior police officer.
Ravi blamed the police for not catching the bus driver. “My son was being blamed for bike racing, but that’s untrue. He goes to the Marina Beach every Sunday morning to play cricket with his friends. He did the same thing today. Police needs to probe further,” he alleged.
Shanthakumar was the second of three sons of Ravi, a conservancy worker with the Greater Chennai Corporation and Kondamma, a domestic worker. The family lives in Thattankulam, Choolai. Shanthakumar was studying B.Com at Sir Theagaraya College in Old Washermenpet, and wanted to become a chartered accountant. He had scored 72% in his first year and was quite popular in his group. “He was also very good at sports. He used to love cricket and football, if not a CA, he wanted to become a cricketer,” said his mother Kondamma, holding back her tears.
“But we need justice. The bus driver involved must be detained. The police did not even bother stopping him and he fled. If the police don’t help us, I will go to court,” said Ravi.
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